Carlynton School District

Carlynton School District
Carlynton School District, light blue, is shown at the left of center, just west of Pittsburgh, green.
Address
435 King's Highway Carnegie, Pennsylvania, Allegheny 15106 United States
Information
Type	Public
Established	1969
Superintendent	Gary Peiffer, M.Ed.
Principal	Michael Loughren
Grades	K-12
Enrollment	1435 pupils (2009-10)
• Kindergarten	91
• Grade 1	119
• Grade 2	111
• Grade 3	120
• Grade 4	119
• Grade 5	114
• Grade 6	118
• Grade 7	112
• Grade 8	115
• Grade 9	103
• Grade 10	110
• Grade 11	100
• Grade 12	103
• Other	Enrollment is projected to decrease to 1374 by 2019
Color(s)	Green and Gold
Athletics conference	WPIAL Class = 2A
Mascot	The Mighty Golden Cougars
Budget	$23.8 million 2012-13
Communities served	Carnegie, Pa, Crafton, Pa, and Rosslyn Farms, Pa
Website	http://www.carlynton.k12.pa.us/

The Carlynton School District is a small, suburban, public school district located approximately six miles west of downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The district covers five square miles, including the Boroughs of Carnegie, Crafton and Rosslyn Farms. From these communities comes the name Carlynton (Carnegie, Rosslyn Farms and Crafton). According to 2000 federal census data, it serves a resident population of 15,559. In 2009, the district residents' per capita income was $22,323, while the median family income was $46,345. Per District officials, in school year 2005-06 the Carlynton School District provided basic educational services to 1,550 pupils through the employment of 111 teachers, 78 full-time and part-time support personnel, and 9 administrators. Carlynton School District received more than $6.2 million in state funding in school year 2005-06. The district operates three schools: two elementary schools K-6th and one junior senior high school grades 7th-12th.

In 2011, Carlynton School District ranked 255th out of 498 Pennsylvania districts. The ranking is based on five years of student academic achievement as demonstrated by PSSAs results in reading, writing, math and three years of science.

The Carlynton School District was ranked 63rd out of 105 western Pennsylvania school districts in 2009 by the Pittsburgh Business Times. The ranking was based on three years of student academic performance on the PSSAs on: math, reading, writing and 1 year of science. In 2008, the school district ranked 69th out of 105 western Pennsylvania districts.

In 2009, the academic achievement, of the students in the Carlynton School District, was in the 34th percentile among all 500 Pennsylvania school districts Scale (0-99; 100 is state best)

In 2011, the district's graduation rate is 100%. In 2010, the Pennsylvania Department of Education issued a new, 4-year cohort graduation rate. Carlynton School District's rate was 92% for 2010.

According to traditional graduation rate calculations:

In 2011, the school declined to Warning status due to lagging math and reading achievement.

School AYP Overview In 2010 and 2009, the high school achieved AYP status. In 2009, the high school ranked 48th out of 123 western Pennsylvania high schools by the Pittsburgh Business Times.